Trade Terms

A _________________ is a package consisting of enough shingles or shakes to cover a specified square footage.

The highest point at the top of a roof, where two slopes meet, is the ____________________.

_____________________ is the distance between the exposed edges of shingles that are overlapped.

The protective sealing material applied to the intersection of a chimney and roof or similar areas subject to leaks is called _____________________.

On a slanted surface, such as a roof, the ratio of rise to run is the ______________.

A structure with a ridge sloping in two directions, a ________________ (also called a cricket) diverts water to either side of a chimney.

Prefabricated ________________ is used to seal pipe projections through the roof surface.

The distance between overlapped adjacent shingles, in inches, is called _________________.

A ______________ is the internal angle formed by the meeting of two roof slopes.

_____________ is a plastic adhesive used to seal flashing and the free tabs of strip shingles.

A loosely knit fabric is referred to as _____________.

The quantity of shingles required to cover an area of 100 square feet is called a _______________.

______________ is embedded in mortar joints and overlaps the base of leak-prone structures such as a chimney.

Protective sheeting, often made from metal, that is placed at roof intersections to make them watertight is called _____________________.

Expressed as a fraction, ___________________ is the ratio of rise to span.